Vocabulary
Subjugate
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
bring under domination or control, especially by conquest.
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- Meanwhile, Pakistani statecraft, steeped in its colonial inheritance, has always had a greater affinity for legal instruments that subjugate rather than those that guarantee the people`s freedoms.
- Planned efforts to thwart criticism by attempting to subjugate the media have dominated the country`s mediascape for decades.
- Let there be no confusion: no matter the complicity of Arab sheikhs, the attempt to subjugate Iran by Washington and Tel Aviv will further destabilise the region and world.
- Despite the hierarchical reversal in this case, power still operates along gendered lines, reinforcing societal norms that police, subjugate, and erase women`s authority.
- So, under capitalism, the interests of private capital do so and subjugate all societal concerns.
Synonyms
conquer, vanquish, defeat, crush, quell, quash, gain mastery over, gain ascendancy over,
Curator example
“the invaders had soon subjugated most of the population”
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